To be first in the Middle East is not enough. We must raise ourselves to the level of a great world power.

The Saudis have never shown any respect for human rights, either now or in the past. Even a petty burglar faces having one of his hands chopped off. The liberal press in America prefers to ignore all this, although they don't hesitate to blacken the reputation of Iran.

O Cyrus , great King, King of Kings, Achaemenian King, King of the land of Iran. I, the Shahanshah of Iran, offer thee salutations from myself and from my nation. Rest in peace, for we are awake, and we will always stay awake.

Was the collaboration of some slaves any different than the silence of some Iranians who stood by and did nothing as Savak thugs murdered and tortured opponents of the Shah? How could we judge other men until we had stood in their shoes?

You approach the Mullahs as if they are normal people. They are not. You see them in your own image; you should not.

Thank God we in Iran have neither the desire nor the need to suffer from democracy.

Shah is a kind of magic word with the Persian people.